AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ slid 1.28% to $111.04 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.56% to 6,830.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.61% to 47,954.74.

AFLAC Inc. closed 6.94% short of its 52-week high of $119.32, which the company reached on February 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.67% to $281.27, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 0.52% to $72.94, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 2.26% to $80.07.

Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 21,000 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 5, 2026.

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